BreakOverlay - Eye Break Timer
Protect Your Eyes
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
Tired eyes from long hours at the computer? Let BreakOverlay take care of them.
BreakOverlay lives in your macOS menu bar and helps protect your eye health through regular breaks. Designed based on the 20-20-20 rule recommended by ophthalmologists.
CORE FEATURES
• Smart Timer - Customize work time (10-180 min) and break time (1-30 min)
• Full-Screen Overlay - Gentle overlay across all monitors ensures you actually take a break
• Menu Bar App - Check remaining time at a glance without cluttering your Dock
• Snooze - Postpone breaks when you're in the zone
• Disable Today - Turn off for the day during important presentations or deadlines
GUIDED BREAK ROUTINES
• 20-20-20 Rule: Look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds
• Blink Exercise: Keep your eyes moisturized
• Eye & Neck Stretch: Relax muscles around your eyes
• Window Gazing: Natural light for eye relief
PRO FEATURES
• Custom Background Images - Create your personal relaxation space
• Overlay Opacity Control - Adjust from 30% to 100%
• Custom Messages - Set your own motivational quotes
• Notification Mode - Get notified first instead of forced overlay
PERFECT FOR
• Office workers spending 8+ hours at monitors
• Developers, designers, and freelancers doing focused work
• Anyone wanting to prevent eye strain and digital fatigue
• Those building healthier work habits
Your eye health is hard to restore once damaged.
Start building healthier work habits with BreakOverlay today!
Terms of Use: https://sites.google.com/view/paid-application-terms-of-use/%ED%99%88
Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/app0private/%ED%99%88
Contact Email: hesung0805@gmail.com
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System Integration Features
Sleep Behavior Options: Choose how the timer behaves when your Mac goes to sleep
None: Timer continues as usual
Pause Timer: Automatically pauses when Mac sleeps and resumes on wake
Reset Timer: Starts a fresh work session when Mac wakes up
Timer State Persistence: Your timer now saves its state automatically. If you quit the app or restart your Mac, the timer picks up right where you left off.
Eye Comfort Features
Grayscale Overlay: Enable black & white mode for the break screen to reduce visual stimulation and help your eyes relax
Screen Dimming: New adjustable dimming slider (0-60%) adds a dark overlay during breaks to reduce screen brightness and eye strain
Bug Fixes & Improvements
Improved system wake handling for more accurate timer calculations
Enhanced overlay rendering performance
The developer, Haeseong Jung, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Haeseong Jung
- Size
- 2.5 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 13.5 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 13.5 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- monthly $3.99
- yearly $39.99
- Copyright
- © HaeseongJung